Possible mission of Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio on Tuesday in Kiev

The Foreign Minister of the Italian government Draghi is likely to go to Kiev for a diplomatic mission tomorrow, Tuesday (15/1). Luigi Di Maio in coordination and conciliation with European partners, according to information from the Italian media.

The government of Rome, as the Athenian News Agency points out, is in favor of exhausting all margins of negotiation efforts.

However, in the event that these efforts do not lead to a substantial result, with the escalation of tensions, the Italian Government considers that immediate sanctions should be imposed on the Moscow.

“We are all working to avoid tension in Ukraine”

“We have decided to ask, for precautionary reasons, all Italian citizens who are in Ukraine to return to our country by commercial means and to postpone all travel to Ukraine. Another decision we have taken is the repatriation of that part of our embassy staff in Kiev, which is not absolutely necessary. Our embassy, ​​however, remains fully operational. These days I had talks with my European counterparts and with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. We are all working to avoid escalating tensions in the Ukrainian crisisLuigi Di Maio said yesterday Sunday (13/2).

“Italy fully recognizes the territorial integrity of Ukraine and is making efforts – in close coordination with its NATO and EU allies – to establish a stable position and at the same time seek a diplomatic solution to the crisis by maintaining a dialogue with Moscow. “hoping to get substantial messages in favor of de-escalating the tension,” he added.

Source: News Beast

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